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Mantash Fortress

Ashot Yerkat Fortress, Mantashberd

It was built under the Arab rule and was one of Armenia's invulnerable fortresses. Ruins of the fortress has two entrances, the doors of which were made of large stones. The passable parts of the mountain are fortified with walls that have pyramid-shaped towers on top.

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Getting there: on top of a steep mountain, on the right bank of Aghstev River, about 25 km north-east from Dilijan

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